FIIB Business Review is a management focused, inter-disciplinary, peer-reviewed journal from the Fortune Institute of International Business (FIIB) New Delhi. FBR seeks to build a knowledge network of management academicians, policy makers and practitioners by establishing a dialogue through mixed publication basket that provide insightful perspectives on emerging managerial themes, management research of value to professional managers and academics, and management cases on contemporary managerial issues. Our aim is to: (1) Promote applied research in emergent themes that improve the practice of management; and (2) Serve as a vehicle of communication, between those who study management and those who practice it, by publishing articles that are both research-based and practice-based.

FBR is published quarterly in March, June, September and December, and in every issue, FBR features the following sections: Research Section (conceptual and empirical research by scholars), Perspective Section (Viewpoint on contemporary and emerging aspects in the management field), Business Case Section (case on a specific problem or solution or story of business success or failure), and Review Section (review of any book, conference review, website review, review on a journal in management themes).

Key benefits: By drawing on important research, perspective, case study and case review material from contributors all over the world, the journal offers genuinely international perspectives on the key issues and concerns of business practices. The journal fast track submissions and provide first round of review prior or within 60 days of submission.

FIIB Business Review (FBR) is a management focused, inter-disciplinary, peer-reviewed journal from the Fortune Institute of International Business (FIIB) New Delhi, India. FBR seeks to build a knowledge network of management academicians, policy makers and practitioners by establishing a dialogue through mixed publication basket that provide insightful perspectives on emerging managerial themes, management research of value to professional managers and academics, and management cases on contemporary business issues. FIIB Business Review aims is to: (1) Promote applied research in emergent themes that improve the practice of management; and (2) Serve as a vehicle of communication, between those who study management and those who practice it, by publishing articles that are both research-based and practice-based.

FBR is published quarterly, March, June, September and December and in every issue, FBR features the following sections: Research Section (conceptual and empirical research by scholars), Perspective Section (Viewpoint on contemporary and emerging aspects in the management field), Business Case Section (case on a specific problem or solution or story of business success or failure), and Review Section (review of any book, conference review, website review, review on a journal in management themes).

The content covered in the recent time spans developments in the following areas:

Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentBusiness AnalyticsBusiness Education Comparative Studies in Business (Business, Markets and Strategies) Development in Emerging Economies Economic and Infrastructural DevelopmentEmerging Business Sectors and Business Practices GloballyEntrepreneurshipFinanceGeneral Management and Organization BehaviourHuman Resource Management and Leadership Innovation and Technological Aspects in Business International Business and Trade RelationsMarketingOperations Management Public Policies and Governance

Please read the guidelines below then visit the Journal’s submission site https://peerreview.sagepub.com/fib to upload your manuscript. Please note that manuscripts not conforming to these guidelines may be returned.

Only manuscripts of sufficient quality that meet the Aims and Scope of FIIB Business Review will be reviewed.

There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal.

FIIB Business Review applies mandatory similarity check as first step of screening. As part of the submission process you will be required to warrant that you are submitting your original work, that you have the rights in the work, that you are submitting the work for first publication in the Journal and that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere and has not already been published elsewhere, and that you have obtained and can supply all necessary permissions for the reproduction of any copyright works not owned by you.
Editor have right to take the final decision to accept or reject the submission.

Before submitting your manuscript to FIIB Business Review, please ensure you have read the Aims & Scope.

1.2 Article types

Perspectives: The perspective paper must be an opinion based paper covering socio-cultural and economic issues, and their micro or macro level impact on business, society and economy. It should address important issues and challenges concerning businesses and public policy with socio-economic relevance. The word range should be between 3000-4000 words.

Research Paper: The research paper must be based on original empirical research and emerging trends both in India and globally in themes such as management, economics, finance, marketing etc. It can be based on either primary or secondary research. The word range should be between 6000-8000 words.

Case Study: Case study and analysis of issues, companies, departments and special initiatives taken by academicians and practitioners. The word range should be between 3000-5000 words.

Book Reviews: Reviews of recently published books on themes related to business and management. The word range should be between 1000-1500 words.

Website Review: Review of websites in the pertinent area. The word range should be between 1000-1500 words.

Conference Review: Review of a conference in a relevant field. The word range should be between 1000-1500 words.

The first page of the manuscript should have the title of the paper, name of the author(s), organizational affiliation, complete mailing address, phone number, fax number and an organizational email address. The author name, affiliation, or any other information should not be indicated in the manuscript elsewhere.

Second page of manuscript should have the abstract as one paragraph of not more than 200 words followed by 5-6 keywords.

Tables and charts should have self-explanatory titles and numbered as referred to in the text. The sources, wherever necessary, should be mentioned at the bottom of the tables/charts/graphs.

Tables, figures, pictures and charts should appear at their original place in the text where they appear. They should not be provided at the end or in a separate file.

The last page of the manuscript must have a brief autobiographical sketch of all the authors in about 150 words for each author along with a recent passport size photograph.

Author(s) are responsible for any copyright violation, and should ensure the originality of the manuscript submitted by them.

Editor has the right to accept or decline a manuscript.

1.3 Writing your paper

The SAGE Author Gateway has some general advice and on how to get published, plus links to further resources.

1.3.1 Make your article discoverable
When writing up your paper, think about how you can make it discoverable. The title, keywords and abstract are key to ensuring readers find your article through search engines such as Google. For information and guidance on how best to title your article, write your abstract and select your keywords, have a look at this page on the Gateway: How to Help Readers Find Your Article Online

The Journal adheres to a rigorous double-blind reviewing policy in which the identity of both the reviewer and author are always concealed from both parties.

2.2 Authorship

All parties who have made a substantive contribution to the article should be listed as authors. Principal authorship, authorship order, and other publication credits should be based on the relative scientific or professional contributions of the individuals involved, regardless of their status. A student is usually listed as principal author on any multiple-authored publication that substantially derives from the student’s dissertation or thesis.

2.3 Acknowledgements

All contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in an Acknowledgements section. Examples of those who might be acknowledged include a person who provided purely technical help, or a department chair who provided only general support.

Please supply any personal acknowledgements separately to the main text to facilitate anonymous peer review.

2.3.1 Writing assistance
Individuals who provided writing assistance, e.g. from a specialist communications company, do not qualify as authors and so should be included in the Acknowledgements section. Authors must disclose any writing assistance – including the individual’s name, company and level of input – and identify the entity that paid for this assistance. It is not necessary to disclose use of language polishing services.

2.4 Funding

FIIB Business Review requires all authors to acknowledge their funding in a consistent fashion under a separate heading. Please visit the Funding Acknowledgements page on the SAGE Journal Author Gateway to confirm the format of the acknowledgment text in the event of funding, or state that: This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

2.5 Declaration of conflicting interests

FIIB Business Review encourages authors to include a declaration of any conflicting interests and recommends you review the good practice guidelines on the SAGE Journal Author Gateway

3.1.1 PlagiarismFIIB Business Review and SAGE take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. We seek to protect the rights of our authors and we always investigate claims of plagiarism or misuse of published articles. Equally, we seek to protect the reputation of the journal against malpractice. Submitted articles may be checked with duplication-checking software. Where an article, for example, is found to have plagiarised other work or included third-party copyright material without permission or with insufficient acknowledgement, or where the authorship of the article is contested, we reserve the right to take action including, but not limited to: publishing an erratum or corrigendum (correction); retracting the article; taking up the matter with the head of department or dean of the author's institution and/or relevant academic bodies or societies; or taking appropriate legal action.

3.1.2 Prior publication
If material has been previously published it is not generally acceptable for publication in a SAGE journal. However, there are certain circumstances where previously published material can be considered for publication. Please refer to the guidance on the SAGE Author Gateway or if in doubt, contact the Editor at the address given below.

3.2 Contributor’s publishing agreement

Before publication, SAGE requires the author as the rights holder to sign a Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement. SAGE’s Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement is an exclusive licence agreement which means that the author retains copyright in the work but grants SAGE the sole and exclusive right and licence to publish for the full legal term of copyright. Exceptions may exist where an assignment of copyright is required or preferred by a proprietor other than SAGE. In this case copyright in the work will be assigned from the author to the society. For more information please visit the SAGE Author Gateway

The preferred format for your manuscript is Word. LaTeX files are also accepted. Word and (La)Tex templates are available on the Manuscript Submission Guidelines page of our Author Gateway.

Here are some important points to be kept in mind while preparing your manuscript:

Use ‘z’ spellings instead of ‘s’ spellings. This means that words ending with ‘-ise’, ‘isation’, etc., will be spelt with ‘z’ (e.g., ‘recognize’, ‘organize’, ‘civilize’).

Use British spellings in all cases rather than American spellings (hence, ‘programme’ not ‘program’, ‘labour’ not ‘labor’, and ‘centre’ and not ‘center’).

Use single quotes throughout. Double quotes only to be used within single quotes. Spellings of words in quotations should not be changed. Quotations of 45 words or more should be separated from the text and indented with one space with a line space above and below.

Figures supplied in colour will appear in colour online regardless of whether or not these illustrations are reproduced in colour in the printed version. For specifically requested colour reproduction in print, you will receive information regarding the costs from SAGE after receipt of your accepted article.

4.3 Supplementary material

This journal is able to host additional materials online (e.g. datasets, podcasts, videos, images etc.) alongside the full-text of the article. For more information please refer to our guidelines on submitting supplementary files.

As part of our commitment to ensuring an ethical, transparent and fair peer review process SAGE is a supporting member of ORCID, the Open Researcher and Contributor ID. ORCID provides a unique and persistent digital identifier that distinguishes researchers from every other researcher, even those who share the same name, and, through integration in key research workflows such as manuscript and grant submission, supports automated linkages between researchers and their professional activities, ensuring that their work is recognized.

The collection of ORCID iDs from corresponding authors is now part of the submission process of this journal. If you already have an ORCID iD you will be asked to associate that to your submission during the online submission process. We also strongly encourage all co-authors to link their ORCID ID to their accounts in our online peer review platforms. It takes seconds to do: click the link when prompted, sign into your ORCID account and our systems are automatically updated. Your ORCID iD will become part of your accepted publication’s metadata, making your work attributable to you and only you. Your ORCID iD is published with your article so that fellow researchers reading your work can link to your ORCID profile and from there link to your other publications.

If you do not already have an ORCID iD please follow this link to create one or visit our ORCID homepage to learn more.

5.2 Information required for completing your submission
You will be asked to provide contact details and academic affiliations for all co-authors via the submission system and identify who is to be the corresponding author. These details must match what appears on your manuscript. At this stage please ensure you have included all the required statements and declarations and uploaded any additional supplementary files (including reporting guidelines where relevant).

5.3 Permissions

Please also ensure that you have obtained any necessary permissionfrom copyright holders for reproducing any illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere. For further information including guidance on fair dealing for criticism and review, please see the Copyright and Permissions page on the SAGE Author Gateway

6. On acceptance and publication

6.1 SAGE Production

Your SAGE Production Editor will keep you informed as to your article’s progress throughout the production process. Proofs will be sent by PDF to the corresponding author and should be returned promptly. Authors are reminded to check their proofs carefully to confirm that all author information, including names, affiliations, sequence and contact details are correct, and that Funding and Conflict of Interest statements, if any, are accurate. Please note that if there are any changes to the author list at this stage all authors will be required to complete and sign a form authorising the change.

6.2 Online First publication

Online First allows final articles (completed and approved articles awaiting assignment to a future issue) to be published online prior to their inclusion in a journal issue, which significantly reduces the lead time between submission and publication. Visit the SAGE Journals help page for more details, including how to cite Online First articles.

6.3 Access to your published article

SAGE provides authors with online access to their final article.

6.4 Promoting your article

Publication is not the end of the process! You can help disseminate your paper and ensure it is as widely read and cited as possible. The SAGE Author Gateway has numerous resources to help you promote your work. Visit the Promote Your Article page on the Gateway for tips and advice.

7. Further information

Any correspondence, queries or additional requests for information on the manuscript submission process should be sent to the FIIB Business Review editorial office as follows: